Verbs | |||||||
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| to mean sth. | meant, meant | | etw.acc. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to think sth. | thought, thought | | etw.acc. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to deem | deemed, deemed | | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to guess | guessed, guessed | (Amer.) | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to believe sth. | believed, believed | | etw.acc. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to suppose sth. | supposed, supposed | | etw.acc. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to reckon | reckoned, reckoned | | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to fancy | fancied, fancied | | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to opine | opined, opined | | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to hold | held, held | | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to conceive sth. | conceived, conceived | | etw.acc. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to mean sth. by sth. | meant, meant | | etw.acc. mit etw.dat. meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to trow | trowed, trowed | archaic | meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
| to mean it | meant, meant | | es ernst meinen | meinte, gemeint | | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| It appears to us that | Wir meinen, dass | ||||||
| I take your point. | Ich verstehe, was Sie meinen. | ||||||
| I can see what you mean. | Ich verstehe, was Sie meinen. | ||||||
| I see what you mean. | Ich verstehe, was Sie meinen. | ||||||
| I see your point. | Ich verstehe, was Sie meinen. | ||||||
| This means you. | Sie sind gemeint. | ||||||
| Do you think there is a chance of ... | Meinen Sie, es besteht eine Chance zu ... | ||||||
| Do you think it would be reasonable to ... | Meinen Sie, es wäre vertretbar zu ... | ||||||
| this confirmed my suspicion | dies bestätigte meinen Verdacht | ||||||
| the news confirmed my resolution | die Nachricht bekräftigte meinen Entschluss | ||||||
| I fail to see what you mean. | Ich begreife nicht, was Sie meinen. | ||||||
| at my expense | zu meinen Kosten | ||||||
| I agree with that. | Das meine ich auch. | ||||||
| He means business. | Er meint es ernst. | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| Whaddayathink? [coll.] - contracted form of "what do you think"; used in spoken language | Was meinst du? | ||||||
| you'd think | man könnte meinen | ||||||
| I should say so! | Das will ich meinen! | ||||||
| I should think so! | Das will ich meinen! | ||||||
| Are you serious? | Meinst du das im Ernst? | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| serious adj. | ernstgemeint or: ernst gemeint | ||||||
| sincere adj. | ernstgemeint or: ernst gemeint | ||||||
| genuine adj. | ernstgemeint or: ernst gemeint | ||||||
| well-meaning adj. | wohlmeinend or: wohl meinend | ||||||
| well-intentioned adj. | gutgemeint or: gut gemeint | ||||||
| well-meant adj. | gutgemeint or: gut gemeint | ||||||
| ill-intentioned adj. | schlecht gemeint | ||||||
| well-meant adj. | wohlgemeint or: wohl gemeint | ||||||
| in good fun | nicht ernstgemeint (or: ernst gemeint) | ||||||
| tongue-in-cheek adj. | nicht ernstgemeint (or: ernst gemeint) | ||||||
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